Interview: Olivia photo

Olivia is known for "Candy Shop," her duet with 50 Cent, and will be dropping her first G-Unit album, Behind Closed Doors, in October of 2005.

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Olivia Longe was born in 1981 in Brooklyn, New York, and is known only as Olivia. A mix of Jamaican, Indian and Cuban ethnicity, Olivia was anointed the "First Lady of G-Unit" by 50 Cent. The two sang "Candy Shop" together, which became a major hit in 2005. And with her new album, Behind Closed Doors, set to drop in October 2005, Olivia will be dominating the charts in no time.

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Q-1: First and foremost: How did you get involved with 50 Cent and G-Unit?

Oh man, I was signed to Interscope first, before I came over and then that's where [50 Cent] had heard my stuff. He was circulating it to [Dr.] Dre and they were all listening to it and he called me up on the threeway with my manager and they said, you know, we heard all your stuff and we think that J Records messed up and we want you as the first lady of G-Unit. And that was it, from there on, I thought about it for a little while and got back to him, and we filled out the paperwork.

Olivia likes to burp. She reveals that if she drinks a Coke, she loves the feeling of burping. She admits that she can't do the entire alphabet, but can manage at least the first three letters.

Q-2: Speaking of J Records, what are some major differences between your time at J Records and your time now with the G-Unit crew?

Oh man, with G-Unit I get to be myself. At J, I couldn't be myself, they were trying to make me something I wasn't. Now over here, I could just totally explore everything I want to do. 50 doesn't tell me what I have to write about, you know, what type of beats to stick to and everything. He just gives me my freedom.

Find out if Olivia is sleeping with 50, if she's afraid of getting shot in his presence, and why you'll soon be seeing her everywhere in lingerie...